by Daisy | Aug 4, 2016 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
It’s school supply time. Is it just me, or are those lists getting longer and more complicated every year? 45 boxes of crayola crayons, 19 glue sticks, 14 bradded plastic folders with pockets, 2 cases of tissue boxes, chisel-tipped dry erase markers, thin-tipped...
by Daisy | Oct 29, 2015 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
My favorite recent project is seen here, lounging on an old family rocking chair, memories on top of memories. And I didn’t plan this, but I see a painting of the old family homeplace this chair came from leaning on the wall in the background of this shot....
by Ivory Soap | Jan 28, 2013 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
Can you spot my mistake in the picture? I’ll give you a hint. It’s NOT the weirdo muppet face on that chick on the left. This is the crucifixion! What is that SUPPOSED to be on her head? Anyone? Bueller? All I can see is the grinning muppet....
by Daisy | Dec 27, 2012 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
These are so easy I wanted to share them with you. You get such a lot of cuteness for very little effort you have to try making them. Here I show it as a hairclip, but they are great as brooches with a little bar pin, or sewn on to sweaters (maybe over a moth hole)...
by Ivory Soap | Sep 13, 2011 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
Today’s felting tutorial comes courtesy of Melanie McMinn, an American expat who lives in Northland, New Zealand and blogs at the Frugal Kiwi. She moved to the Southern Hemisphere eight years and she’s had a non-stop migraine/chronic headache since 2009....
by Daisy | Nov 2, 2009 | Crafts, Fabric & Sewing
When a favorite shirt became unwearable recently I was asked to fix the snaps. My first thought was, “You can’t fix snaps.” But then I figured it was worth some research and, whadyaknow, you can fix snaps. It’s easy. Take a pair of pliers and...
